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| image        = Anneke Wills.jpg
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| aka          = Anna Katarina Willys, Annika Wills, Anneke Willys
| aka          = Anna Katarina Willys, Annika Wills, Anneke Willys
| birth date    = [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]
| birth date    = [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]
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| job title    = [[Actor]]
| job title    = [[Actor]]
| story        = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| story        = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| time          = 1966-67, 2003-05, 2009-present
| time          = 1966-67, 1998, 2002-05, 2009-22
| non dwu      = ''The Prince and the Pauper'', ''The Railway Children'', ''Emergency-Ward 10'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''The Likely Lads'', ''[[The Saint]]'', ''The Avengers'', ''Strange Report'', ''Self-Portrait'', ''Naked''
| non dwu      = ''The Prince and the Pauper'', ''The Railway Children'', ''Emergency-Ward 10'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''The Likely Lads'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''The Avengers'', ''Strange Report'', ''Self-Portrait'', ''Naked''
| imdb          = 0932613
| imdb          = 0932613
| official site = www.annekewills.com/
| official site = www.annekewills.com/
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'''Anneke Wills''' (born '''Anna Katarina Willys''' in [[Berkshire]] on [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) played the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Polly Wright|Polly]] from ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' to ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', as well as [[Michelle Leupi]] in her final story. She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as '''Annika Wills''' and '''Anneke Willys'''.
'''Anneke Wills''' (born '''Anna Katarina Willys''' in [[Berkshire]] on [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) played the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Polly Wright|Polly]] from ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' to ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', as well as [[Michelle Leupi]] in her final story. She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as '''Annika Wills''' and '''Anneke Willys'''.


[[File:Anneke Wills.jpg|thumb|Anneke in the 1960's.|left]]
She appeared in the show from 1966 to 1967 alongside [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] as [[the Doctor]]. (According to the DVD featurette ''[[Doctor Who: Origins]]'', she was also one of the actresses considered for the Doctor's first companion, [[Susan Foreman]].) Other television credits include appearances in ''[[The Avengers]]'' episodes "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/gale2-14.htm Dressed to Kill]" and "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel2-19.htm The £50,000 Breakfast]," ''The Saint'' episode ''The Helpful Pirate'' and as Evelyn in {{wi|Strange Report}}. She also appeared in an episode of ''The Sentimental Agent'' called ''All That Jazz.''
She appeared in the show from 1966 to 1967 alongside [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] as [[the Doctor]]. (According to the DVD featurette ''[[Doctor Who: Origins]]'', she was also one of the actresses considered for the Doctor's first companion, [[Susan Foreman]].) Other television credits include appearances in ''[[The Avengers]]'' episodes "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/gale2-14.htm Dressed to Kill]" and "[http://theavengers.tv/forever/peel2-19.htm The £50,000 Breakfast]," ''The Saint'' episode ''The Helpful Pirate'' and as Evelyn in {{wi|Strange Report}}. She also appeared in an episode of ''The Sentimental Agent'' called ''All That Jazz.''


Though Wills has recreated Polly for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], she is also notable for the role of [[Louisa Pollard|Lady Louisa Pollard]], mother of [[companion]] [[Charlotte Pollard]], in ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'' and ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''. She also voiced Doctor [[Kitzinger]] in the [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|''Bernice Summerfield'']] audio story [[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|''Beyond the Sun'']] and Director [[Nrosha]] in the Doctor Who audio story [[The Sandman (audio story)|''The Sandman'']].
Though Wills has recreated Polly for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], she is also notable for the role of [[Louisa Pollard|Lady Louisa Pollard]], mother of [[companion]] [[Charlotte Pollard]], in ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'' and ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''. She also voiced Doctor [[Kitzinger]] in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'' and Director [[Nrosha]] in the Doctor Who audio story ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]''.
 
During her time as Polly on television, she was married to [[Michael Gough]]. He made memorable appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and the [[renegade Time Lord]] [[Hedin]]. They have two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the ''Doctor Who'' companion, as she was born in 1963.


Wills has published her autobiography in two volumes: ''Self-Portrait'' and ''Naked'', both published by Fantom Films.
Wills has published her autobiography in two volumes: ''Self-Portrait'' and ''Naked'', both published by Fantom Films.
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In the 1990s, she filmed scenes for a fan-made production titled ''[[Devious]]'', which also featured [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]]. While Pertwee's scenes were released with the DVD issue of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', Wills' scenes have yet to be released, and the film remains "in production" in the 2010s.
In the 1990s, she filmed scenes for a fan-made production titled ''[[Devious]]'', which also featured [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]]. While Pertwee's scenes were released with the DVD issue of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', Wills' scenes have yet to be released, and the film remains "in production" in the 2010s.


She has a cameo appearance as an unidentified BBC staffer in the 2013 docu-drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. [[Ellie Spicer]]<ref name="Hollyoaks ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-24/hollyoaks-star-jared-garfield-to-play-classic-doctor-who-companion-in-christmas-special/|title=Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=12 Jan 2018}}</ref> portrays Wills in two scenes.
She has a cameo appearance as an unidentified BBC staffer in the 2013 docu-drama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. [[Ellie Spicer]]<ref name="Hollyoaks">{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-24/hollyoaks-star-jared-garfield-to-play-classic-doctor-who-companion-in-christmas-special/|title=Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special|website name=Radio Times|accessdate=12 Jan 2018}}</ref> portrays Wills in two scenes.


She also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
She also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
== Personal life ==
During her time as Polly on television, she was married to [[Michael Gough]]. He made memorable appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the [[Celestial Toymaker]] and the [[renegade Time Lord]] [[Hedin]]. They have two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the ''Doctor Who'' companion, as she was born in 1963.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
As [[Polly Wright]]
=== Television ===
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
==== Doctor Who ====
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* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''
* ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''
* ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' (also as [[Michelle Leupi|Chameleon Polly]])
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''


=== Audio ===
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]'' as Director [[Nrosha]]
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' as Lady [[Louisa Pollard]]
* ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'' as Lady Louisa Pollard
* ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'' as Lady Louisa Pollard
==== Special Releases ====
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
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* ''[[Lost and Found (audio story)|Lost and Found]]''
* ''[[Lost and Found (audio story)|Lost and Found]]''
* ''[[Falling (audio story)|Falling]]''
* ''[[Falling (audio story)|Falling]]''
As Lady [[Louisa Pollard]]
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''
* ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''
* ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]''


==== Charlotte Pollard ====
==== Charlotte Pollard ====
* ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'' as Lady [[Louisa Pollard]]
* ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'' - [[Michelle Leupi|Chameleon Polly]]
 
=== Other ===
* ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' - Party Guest
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]'' - Director [[Nrosha]]
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[The Forbidden Time (audio story)|The Forbidden Time]]'' - [[Vist]] (uncredited)
* ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' - [[Alice Warner]] (uncredited) / [[Florrie Cooper]] (uncredited)
* ''[[House of Cards (audio story)|House of Cards]]'' - [[Sidewinder Syndicate|The Sidewinders]] (uncredited)
* ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'' - [[Frances (The Mouthless Dead)|Frances]]
* ''[[The Crumbling Magician (audio story)|The Crumbling Magician]]'' - [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] / [[Continuity (The Crumbling Magician)|Continuity]]


==== Bernice Summerfield ====
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'' as Doctor [[Kitzinger]]
* ''[[Beyond the Sun (audio story)|Beyond the Sun]]'' - Doctor [[Kitzinger]]
 
==== Charlotte Pollard ====
* ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'' - [[Viyran]]


=== Audiobook Readings ===
=== Audiobook Readings ===
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==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]''
* ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]''
==== Beyond the Doctor ====
* ''[[Sleeper Agents (audio story)|Sleeper Agents]]''


==== Doctor Who Audio Annuals ====
==== Doctor Who Audio Annuals ====
* ''[[The King of Golden Death (short story)|The King of Golden Death]]''
* ''[[The King of Golden Death (short story)|The King of Golden Death]]''
* ''[[The Sour Note (short story)|The Sour Note]]''
* ''[[The Sour Note (short story)|The Sour Note]]''
* ''[[Only a Matter of Time (short story)|Only a Matter of Time]]''


=== Documentary ===
=== Documentary ===
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* ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Tapes (documentary)|The Dalek Tapes]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Tapes (documentary)|The Dalek Tapes]]''
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!]]''
* ''[[Girls! Girls! Girls!: The 1960s (documentary)|Girls! Girls! Girls!]]''
* ''[[The End of the Line? (documentary)|The End of the Line?]]''
* ''[[The End of the Line? (documentary)|The End of the Line?]]''
* ''[[Second Time Around]]''
* ''[[Second Time Around: The Troughton Years (documentary)|Second Time Around]]''
* ''[[Tomorrow's Times]]''
* ''[[Tomorrow's Times]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]''
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* ''[[Lunar Landing (documentary)|Lunar Landing]]''
* ''[[Lunar Landing (documentary)|Lunar Landing]]''
* ''[[A Fishy Tale (documentary)|A Fishy Tale]]''
* ''[[A Fishy Tale (documentary)|A Fishy Tale]]''
=== Other ===
* ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' as a party guest
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 12:42, 22 April 2024

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Anneke Wills (born Anna Katarina Willys in Berkshire on 20 October 1941[1]) played the First and Second Doctor's companion Polly from The War Machines to The Faceless Ones, as well as Michelle Leupi in her final story. She is sometimes credited in her dramatic works as Annika Wills and Anneke Willys.

Anneke in the 1960's.

She appeared in the show from 1966 to 1967 alongside William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. (According to the DVD featurette Doctor Who: Origins, she was also one of the actresses considered for the Doctor's first companion, Susan Foreman.) Other television credits include appearances in The Avengers episodes "Dressed to Kill" and "The £50,000 Breakfast," The Saint episode The Helpful Pirate and as Evelyn in Strange Report. She also appeared in an episode of The Sentimental Agent called All That Jazz.

Though Wills has recreated Polly for the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, she is also notable for the role of Lady Louisa Pollard, mother of companion Charlotte Pollard, in Zagreus, The Next Life, Memory Lane and The Fall of the House of Pollard. She also voiced Doctor Kitzinger in the Bernice Summerfield audio story Beyond the Sun and Director Nrosha in the Doctor Who audio story The Sandman.

Wills has published her autobiography in two volumes: Self-Portrait and Naked, both published by Fantom Films.

In the 1990s, she filmed scenes for a fan-made production titled Devious, which also featured Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. While Pertwee's scenes were released with the DVD issue of The War Games, Wills' scenes have yet to be released, and the film remains "in production" in the 2010s.

She has a cameo appearance as an unidentified BBC staffer in the 2013 docu-drama An Adventure in Space and Time. Ellie Spicer[2] portrays Wills in two scenes.

She also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Personal life

During her time as Polly on television, she was married to Michael Gough. He made memorable appearances in Doctor Who as the Celestial Toymaker and the renegade Time Lord Hedin. They have two children, Jasper and Polly. Her daughter was not, however, named after the Doctor Who companion, as she was born in 1963.

Credits

As Polly Wright

Television

Doctor Who

Audio

Special Releases

The Early Adventures

The Companion Chronicles

Short Trips

As Lady Louisa Pollard

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

Charlotte Pollard

Other Roles

Television

Doctor Who

Other

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

The Companion Chronicles

Bernice Summerfield

Charlotte Pollard

Audiobook Readings

Target Novelisations

BBC Past Doctor Adventures

Beyond the Doctor

Doctor Who Audio Annuals

Documentary

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
  2. ↑ Hollyoaks star Jared Garfield to play classic Doctor Who companion in Christmas special. Radio Times. Retrieved on 12 Jan 2018.
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